My wife and I own a beautiful historic home in a small, charming town in Northern Virginia.

They love having the short-term rental properties since that gives them a spot to stay while they're in town! 

Location says Ann Arbor but we are in a smaller town west of there. 

College towns are great options for investment properties.

While there are fewer native Austinites left, if you find them—especially older residents—they can be an invaluable resource for inside information.Get involved locally: Once the tourists and college students leave for summer or holidays, you’ll realize Austin is still a small town at heart.

Cheers to that man.Cape Coral and all of SW Florida will be boom town for the foreseeable future I believe.

Out of town, especially in places that are tenant friendly or C/D areas, are for experienced investors only.

I've been investing in some mixed use in very small towns for past 5-10 years. populations of 1000 - 1500, 8000, 16000 etc.

I would be able to manage the finances, marketing and showings even while working but maybe not attend to the small stuff such as getting a random call to fix something stupid at 3pm when I'm 6 hours out of town or on my 30th day of night shift 12s. 

Ivan had a big town hall meeting where investors were invited to Indy to a live presentation..